Death rate from cancer in Lesotho
Lesotho: Death rate from cancer was 56.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Death rate from cancer in Lesotho, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 56.37 deaths per 100,000 people for death rate from cancer in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from cancer in Lesotho peaked at 84.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.37 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Lesotho 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 58.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 79.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 84.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 64 deaths per 100,000 people | 56.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 133 Jordan 59.74 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 134 Honduras 58.94 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 135 Mozambique 57.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 137 Kenya 54.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 138 Maldives 54.56 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 139 Ghana 53.86 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Lesotho
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,227 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 382 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 20,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 20,491 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,958 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 21,166 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 22,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from cancer in Lesotho?
- Death rate from cancer in Lesotho was 56.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from cancer recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 84.26 deaths per 100,000 people in 2015.
- What is the lowest death rate from cancer recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.37 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Lesotho rank for death rate from cancer?
- Lesotho ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from cancer rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from cancer. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from malignant neoplasms in both sexes, per 100,000 people.